Nicole Young

Nicole Young
Associate Teaching Professor of Mathematics, Mathematics
Lofstrom Library, 4
Penn State Hazleton
76 University Drive
Hazleton, PA 18202-8025

Using technology to teach mathematics

MS, Mathematics

MED, Curriculum and Instruction

BS, Computer Science

March 3, 2022

Presentations
Colleague Cluster on Open Educational Resources
Penn State Hazleton

About eight instructors from the Hazleton Campus shared their experiences with their OER projects. I volunteered to be a lead contributor.

April, 2021

Presentations
Mathematics OER Resources
Math Division Meeting
Online Zoom Departmental Meeting based out of University Park, PA

Collaborator: Larry Musolino, Co-Presenter

Larry Musolino and I authored and presented a 20 minute presentation about OER (Open Education Resources) information, OER texts, and current Penn State Mathematics use in courses.

April, 2020

Presentations
Open Education Resource and XYZ Homework
Math Division Meeting
Online Zoom Departmental Meeting based out of University Park, PA

I gave a 20 minute presentation about my experiences of adopting an OER text and low-cost homework solution for two mathematics courses.

August 5, 2016

Presentations
Gaming in the Classroom
PCTM: 2016 Summer Math Summit
Seven Springs, PA

I presented the topic "Gaming in the Classroom" for 50 minutes. I gave an overview of the games I use in the classroom with the audience participating.

August 14, 2015

Presentations
Penn State Hazleton's Summer Success Program
PCTM: 2015 Math in the Summer Sun
Lancaster,PA

I presented the topic "Penn State Hazleton's Summer Success Program" for 20 minutes. I gave an overview of the entire Summer Success Program with an in depth talk about the mathematics portion. Success statistics were compiled and presented.

April 25, 2015

Presentations
Penn State Hazleton's Summer Success Program
UP Math Meeting
McCalister Building University Park

I presented a 20 minute lecture about Penn State Hazleton's Summer Success program. The lecture focused on the math portion of the program and its success over the last few years.

February 26, 2015

Presentations
Gaming in the Classroom
Gaming in the Classroom
Penn State Hazleton

Collaborator: Gina Monks, Co-Presenter

The goal of this Brown Bag is to give attendees specific tools for maximizing student participation. Engaging activities will not only be explained, but also demonstrated. The attendees themselves will participate to fully understand how the activities work. It is the hope that the attendees will use these activities in their own classes and experience positive results.

November 7, 2014

Presentations
Online Homework and Assessment Programs
PCTM: 2014 Sweet Dreams of Math @Hershey
Harrisburg,PA

I presented the topic "Online Homework and Assessment Programs" for 50 minutes. I gave an overview of online mathematics software, a detailed look and review of the advantages and disadvantages of three popular programs used in mathematics.

September 4, 2013

Presentations
My Favoite App
Penn State Hazleton

Beatriz Glick, Jackie Ritzko, and I presented our favorite apps and did a short explanation of them.

August 21, 2013

Workshops
MyMathLab Workshop
MyMathLab Workshop
Math Dimension

Presented new and useful MyMathLab features to math colleagues to be sure we are ready for the fall semester. Answered questions.

August 24, 2012

Workshops
MyMathLab Workshop
MyMathLab Workshop
Penn State Hazleton

Presented new and useful MyMathLab features to math colleagues to be sure we are ready for the fall semester. Answered questions.

February 9, 2012

Presentations
MyMathLab vs. Aleks
MyMathLab vs. Aleks
Penn State Hazleton

Presented the differences and similarities of MyMathLab and ALEKS software to math colleagues. Answered questions.

August 18, 2011

Workshops
MyMathLab Workshop
MyMathLab Workshop
Penn State Hazleton

Presented new MyMathLab features to math colleagues. Answered questions.

April 9, 2011

Presentations
Teaching with MyMathLab
Math Division Meeting
University Park, PA

I presented a half hour lecture on teaching with MyMathLab at the Math Division Meeting.

October 5, 2010

Workshops
MyMathLab Workshop
Math Dimension L-2

Math faculty currently teaching Math4, Math 21, and Math200 had the ability to ask questions concerning the MyMathLab online content. Intermediate and advanced features of MyMathLab were presented.

August 18, 2010

Workshops
MyMathLab Workshop
Penn State Hazleton

Math faculty currently teaching Math4, Math 21, and Math200 had the ability to ask questions concerning the MyMathLab online content. New features of MyMathLab were introduced as well.

September 29, 2009

Workshops
MyMathLab Workshop
Penn State Hazleton

Math faculty currently teaching Math4 and Math 21 had the ability to ask questions concerning the MyMathLab online content of the new book. New features of MyMathLab were introduced as well.

July 8, 2009

Presentations
New Book for Math 4 & 21/MyMathLab Introduction
Penn State Hazleton

Meeting with Math Faculty that teach Math4 and Math21 to inform them of the choices and technology available with the new book for those courses.